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which formed shortly after

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became

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. It was composed of the Riograndese Republican Party, led by

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, and the Liberator Party, led by Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil. In 1929 it became a member of the larger Liberal Alliance, which supported Vargas over

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in the 1930 presidential election. In 1932 split from the FUG to form the Liberal Republican Party, which became the main enemy of the Front in Sul-Riograndense politics.Cortés, Carlos E. ''Gaúcho Politics in Brazil''.

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, 1974. Pp 51-53.

Notes

Sources

*de Abreu, Luciano Aronne. ''O Rio Grande Estadonovista: Interventores e Interventorias''.

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, 2005. *Cortés, Carlos E. ''Gaúcho Politics in Brazil''.

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